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篳篥

篳篥

See also: 觱篥 and 筚篥

Chinese

wicker bamboos good for poles; horn
trad. (篳篥)
simp. (筚篥)
alt. forms
 
觱篥
觱栗
箄篥
悲栗
悲篥
悲慄悲栗

Noun

篳篥

  1. (music) bili (a cylindrical double reed wind instrument used in the court and ritual music of China since ancient times)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひち
Hyōgaiji
りき
Hyōgaiji
on'yomi
篳篥 (hichiriki)

Pronunciation

Noun

篳篥 (hiragana ひちりき, romaji hichiriki)

  1. a cylindrical double reed wind instrument used in the gagaku music of Japan

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9